Articles about british columbia

This startup just raised funding to turn wood pulp into sustainable, biodegradable plastics

by Lisa Stiffler on April 29, 2024April 30, 2024 at 9:34 am

A Vancouver, B.C.-based startup making biodegradable plastics out of wood pulp has raised up to $5 million from Brazil’s Suzano Ventures, the investment arm of a manufacturing giant turning farmed… Read More

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Helijet plans to buy flying taxis from Beta Technologies for all-electric flights in B.C.

by Alan Boyle on October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 at 7:00 pm

Vancouver, B.C.-based Helijet International has placed firm orders with Vermont-based Beta Technologies for a fleet of electric-powered vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft, or eVTOLs. The aircraft, popularly known as flying taxis, are currently… Read More

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Canadian government invests $38M in General Fusion to boost energy research

by Alan Boyle on October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 at 6:58 pm

The Canadian government says it’s investing $37.5 million (49.3 million Canadian dollars) in General Fusion, a British Columbia company that aims to build a prototype plant powered by nuclear fusion.… Read More

Portland to Seattle to Vancouver: B.C. kicks in $300,000 for rapid transit study

by Alan Boyle on March 16, 2018March 17, 2018 at 7:30 am

News Brief: British Columbia will contribute $300,000 toward a study that will look into the business case for an ultra-high-speed transit system connecting Vancouver, Seattle and Portland. B.C. Premier John… Read More

U.S.-China tech institute adds University of British Columbia as academic partner

by Taylor Soper on September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 at 9:12 am

Another top international university is joining the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX). University of British Columbia announced today that it will join GIX, a first-of-its-kind graduate technology school that opens in Bellevue,… Read More

Boeing will move 50 data analysts into a hip new lab in downtown Vancouver, B.C.

by Alan Boyle on August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 at 5:02 pm

A Canadian subsidiary of the Boeing Co. has announced plans to open a data analytics laboratory in downtown Vancouver, B.C., to help the aerospace giant and its customers figure out how to… Read More

NASA image shows massive plume of wildfire smoke headed toward Seattle

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 6, 2015July 6, 2015 at 12:47 pm

Vancouver, B.C. drew the eyes of a record 20 million viewers yesterday, as the U.S. Women’s Soccer team won the FIFA Women’s World Cup. But, not to be outdone, Mother Nature put… Read More